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...licking clean a spoon of chocolate ice cream when she meets Francois, Huppert is as absorbed in the eating as she is in the flirting--her Pomme is guileless. The only flaw in the performance must be attributed to a weakness in the script: although Huppert is a convincingly distraught Pomme at the end of the film, it's difficult to believe she's the same Pomme that has appeared throughout the rest of The Lacemaker...

Author: By Tim Noah, | Title: An Ode to Innocence | 11/18/1977 | See Source »

...Distraught after his 1976 squad lost six of nine games and failed to produce a runner with more than 257 yards, Quaker coach Harry Gamble switched to a wishbone formation and a run-run-and-then-run-again philosophy this year, and sat back to see what would happen...

Author: By David Clarke, | Title: Crimson Primed for Quaker Arrival | 11/5/1977 | See Source »

...middle of July an event took place that Steinbrenner insists was the true turning point. He had flown to Milwaukee for an evening meeting with Martin and then went to bed. Shortly after midnight, two key players, Munson and Lou Piniella, knocked on Steinbrenner's door. They were distraught about the chaos on the team and bluntly told Steinbrenner that the Yankees could not win with Martin as the manager. Was this the way the owner ran his other companies, they challenged him? Steinbrenner was somewhat startled to hear the two players say Martin had little support from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Nice Guys Always Finish . . . ? | 10/24/1977 | See Source »

...credit cards he used -enough for Beltrante's sources in the credit card companies to report on the errant judge's one-night stands. Trailing His Honor on a trip, one of Beltrante's agents watched him pick up young men. Later, Beltrante presented the distraught wife with photos of her husband doing just that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Supersleuthing: Fair Means or Foul | 7/18/1977 | See Source »

...behind us with her date, making conversation about theater, art and life. A row of college students in blue jeans sat in the back, while those in tuxedos and evening gowns took the front seats. An old couple sat erect in the balcony, watching the empty stage with distraught, impatient expressions on their faces...

Author: By George K. Sweetnam, | Title: A Spell of Style | 3/22/1977 | See Source »

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